Curling-iron



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GURLING IRON.

(Application filed Nov. 13, 1897.)

(No Model.)

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Nirnp STATES SARAH NOLAN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

CURLlNG-IRON.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 618,184, dated January24, 1899.

Application tiled November 13, 1897. Serial No. 658,448. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SARAH NOLAN, residing at Chicago, in the county ofCook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Curling-Iron,of which the followingis a specification.

This invention relates to an improvement in curling-irons; and theobject thereof is to provide a self-heating iron which is simple inconstruction and effective in operation, the same being so constructedas to be quickly and readily heated for use without the employment ofany exterior heating means.

With the above object in View the invention consists in a hollow handleconstituting the lamp-bowl, a burner for receiving the wick and carryingoperating means by which the wick may be adjusted, a tubular mandreladapted to be detach-ably positioned upon the burner, and a pivot-clampadapted to coact with the mandrel for curling the hair.

My invention further consists in the im proved construction,arrangement, and combination of parts hereinafter fully described andafterward specifically pointed out in the appended claim.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my invention mostnearly appertains to make and use the same,Iwill nowproceed to describeits construction and operation, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, forming part of this specification, in which Figure l is aperspective view of a curlingiron constructed in accordance with myinvention. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view of the same.Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse sectional view on the line 3 3 of Fig.2, looking in the direction indicated by the arrow in said figure. Fig.f is a detail perspective view of the mandrel. Fig. 5 is a similar viewof the tube constituting the lamp-bowl. Fig; 6 is a perspective viewalso of the burner, and Fig. 7 is a similar view of the collar to whichthe clamp is pivoted.

Like letters of reference mark the same parts wherever they occur in thedifferent figures of the drawings.

In the accompanying drawings, A indicates a tube open at one end andinteriorly screwthreaded adjacent said end to receive the screw-threadedend of the stem B of the burner C, said burner having the usual shaftand wheel D for operating the wick E. Tube A is adapted to fit within ahandle portion F,which may he of any desired material, such as wood ormetal nickel-plated.

The tubular mandrel G is provided at its open end with the bayonet-slotsH on opposite sides of its center to engage the pins I, carried by theburner, so that said mandrel may be detachably secured upon the latter.The closed end of the mandrel is provided with perforations J, and saidmandrel is also provided with perforations K, adjacent to the burner, soas to supply air to insure the burning of the lamp.

L L are rings connected by the bar M, one of said rings being providedon one side With the perforated ears N, between which the clamp O ispivoted, said clamp being provided with the thumbpiece P and heldnormally in engagement with the mandrel by the spring Q, which engagesat one end the thumb-piece and at its opposite end one of the rings L.

A set-screw R is carried by one of the rings L, by means of which saidrings are detachably secured upon the burner.

In operation the lamp-bowl is filled with oil, alcohol, or other similarfluid, the mandrel removed, and the wick lighted. The mandrel is thenreplaced and heated to a sufficient temperature, when the device may beused in the usual manner for curling hair.

It will be seen that the parts are so constructed that they may bereadily detached, and the entire construction is very simple, therebeing but a minimum number of parts, which are very effective inoperation.

While I have illustrated and described the best means now known to mefor carrying out my invention, I do not wish to be understood asrestricting myself to the exact details of construction shown anddescribed, but hold that any slight changes or variations, such as mightsuggest themselves to the ordinary mechanic, would properly fall withinthe limit and scope of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent of. the United States, is

In a curling-iron, the combination with a hollow handle, of anoil-reservoir positioned therein and having a threaded outer end, a

Wick-tube or burner secured in said threaded end of the reservoir, awick-regulator carried by said tube, a tubular mandrel detaehablypositioned on the outer end of said tube and provided withdraft-openings adjacent to the wick-tube and also at its outer end, asleeve detachably positioned upon the wick-tube,

and a clamp pivoted to said sleeve and adapted to coaot with themandrel, substantially as described.

SARAH NOLAN. Witnesses:

J. W. MORTON, PETER A. NOLAN.

